Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-05-14

yell. 1t must come sooner or later.
~ TAX PAYER.
Mr.. EDlToR-pleaSc allow the writer
Il short space to reply TO an article in
last week S issue, from Chincoteague
island. over the signature OF r. .sident
concerning what had been written inre-
gard to the late local option celebration
on that island.
Visitor forwarded to you for publica-
ton in the ENTERPRISE Of April 30th IL
communications, meant to convey his
impressions It's derived from what lie lad
seen aud from data gathered from
eve witnesses on the OCCASION OF tie Gel
ebration OH Chincotcague Island, at
which it seems umbragr has been taken
by one of the wonld be lords OF creation,
who. in last Week issue presumed to
make III unprovoked attack OH Visitor
oyer the signature OF Resident. In re-
pivng to the communication OF Resl-
dent,th writer proposes - v:olate none
OF the amenities that obtain among gen.
tlemeu. Willie he proposes to he
brief aud yet ut the same u.ne very eN-
plicit.
In tile first place he will SHY that. he,
Visitor, did not know at the time H.
prepared the offensive article that ANY
person connected with the occasion had
All axe to grind. nor had he the reno
test idea that the correspondent on Chill
colleague, writing to yoar paper OF sam,
date over the signature of Jollddo
wished the privilege of blowing his OWL!
trumpet. lie did not know nf these
facts, how could he have known amy
thing of the kind? Being ignorant Of
Jonidab's intentions, Visitor tried to
give Il short account as best he could OF
the happenings on the occasion. and 10
and behold. he finds that a writer i'll the
ENTERPRISE from Chincoteague, who
signs himself Resident, has become very
angry at Visitor, so mucll so that
he has condesccndrd TO write and
have published in the ENTERPRISE
OF lust week S date, ;ln unprovokeo, and
unwarrartable. and vile adack, upon
the vciacity and character OF Visitor
Resident said, The enemies of lucal
option die hard. Its success with us is
an established fact, endorsed. supported
and believed in by nlne-tenthS of oar
people. yet. notwithstanding all this, tile
representatives of the closed S:loons.
and their henchman, are actively ell
gagged in villifying all who dare raise
their voice against the traffic. IN Il
misrepresentation of the facts Of any
movement that has for its object the adj
vancement of the temperance Cause. :"
Read the letter of Resident OF last week
&c. Now Visitor wishes Resident and
all others to understand that lie is now
and ever has been a friend To temper
ance, and that lie is 10 enemy to the
enforcement of The local option law, be-
lieving it better that all laws Should be
executed, as the most certain and
Speedy way to get rid OF any law that is
obnoxious to Il majority Of the people,
and that for the same reason, he is
favorable TO the enforcement of good
laws, that the people MAY see, feel and
realize their beneficial qualities. But
Residents pet law, local option, does
not prohibit the use Of Intoxicating
drinks, and well does he, (ltesidenU
know the fact. 4 II that can be saiu
about the matter is, that intoXjcantS.i in
certain sections, are not new sold by
authority OF the State. Make the law
prohibitory and show the people of The
county it does prohibit, and you will
then find you are gaining forces. How
can 1T he expected for tile cause to make
any Roadway, when fully one half OF tile
local option element, not only on your
Island, but every Where use, and some
of them use, buy and sell liquors, Of all
grades and of nearly every kind, Re-
ferring to what WAS said 10y Visitor i'll
his article Of The 30th ut., published III
the ENTERPRISE of that date, he las
only to say that, if lie is not given amy
thanks for what he mentioned in regard
to the colseryatiyeism OF the M.E.inin-
appointment TO him, as h.. nd not make
any charge for simply expressing his
own views of the case. yet, Visitor can
not understand why Resident should de-
sire to become The muutllpiece Of Il gen
tleman whom, it we judge correctly, is
better able to take care OF himself tlall
Resident is to take care Of tile minis
tiers III any way. Visitor feels quite
sure of the fact Of being able TO Show
Resident where the shoe pinches, but us
he is powelleSS and cannot OF himself
heal the wound, will not ut present at
tempt to enlighten him in regard to the
particular location of tile hurt. yet he
will say that it was not to be expected
that Visitor would give all the cre dit of
the occasion to Residents particular
friends nor to the society to which it Is
Susp ccted he is a member, Others having
equal rights which Visitor was not pre-
pared to ignore that demanded consider
alton at his hands. This rule OF ruin
way Of wishing to do business is to say
the least of it, very Objectionable and
certainly not likely to he given favor by
the people of the county, however per-
slstently the course may be pursued by
Resident. From the ring OF Residents
late ctfusion lie certainly leaYeS room for
respondent from Chincoteague who
more than year ago made some eX
travagdnt assertions through the COL
ulnnS of the ENTERPRISE Claiming GER
tain niMe-tenthS majorities, etc., Which
drew forth a communication from an
other correspondent of tile same paper
in RELY, that silenced the question, and
it lad laid buried ever since until The
presumption which seems uncontrolla
bic in Resident, brought the matter
again before the public by his dastardly
assault upon IL free citizen OF LniS Com
monwealth, hoping TO stitlc flee speech
and muzzle the public press by attempt
ing to intimidate correspondents in the
proper performance of their duties. But